Lambert: Southampton are starting to believe

Southampton’s talisman striker Rickie Lambert has said he is proud of his teammates’ attitude to come away from Craven Cottage with a point after falling behind inside 10 minutes in a lively tie against Fulham.

Saints conceded early, with Fulham opening the scoring courtesy of a Dimitar Berbatov strike, but the visitors put the home side under pressure throughout the game and were given their just reward when the ever-reliable Lambert converted a late penalty to lift them off the bottom of the table.

“We’re disappointed with the early goal. We came with a game plan and it went out the window,” said the forward.

“We showed character and we stayed in the game and as the game went on we got stronger and stronger.”

Lambert also revealed the team are starting to believe they can avoid the drop at the end of the season.

“When you’re coming away to these grounds and you can see the players in the teams, you’ve got to believe that you’re not only as good as them but that you can take points of them and that’s what we’re starting to believe game by game.”